Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-08-05
A BATTLING SPEECH.
Gov. Foraker Shows up Democratic Econ.
omy. and Warns up MIR. Cleveland.

omy, and Warns up Mr.. Cleveland.
In his speech accepting his renomina-
ton by the republicans of Ohio, Gov.
Foraker said that the charge had been
made that his administration was unbusi-
nesslike. He was not afraid to compare his
own with the previous democratic admin
istration. When Hoadley received the
Office of governor there was a cash bal
ance of S59S, 900 to the States credit
When Gov. Hoadleys administration was
completed there was a net cash deficiency
of $3.50, 600 There was nothing III modern
finances that approached that unless it
was the Fidelity bank, The State
had now paid off $3.50, 900 in
cash. When his own administration began
the State was paying per cent interest
on debt of 100000 to-day Ohio is pay
ing per cent on but 5000, 900. Under the
Hoadlys administration the local bonded
debt was increased s. 600, 600. Under a
republican administration it has been de
creased S6,0OO0OO. Under the first year of
his administration the personal estate of
Ohio listed for taxation diminished by
Sl4 1000, GOO under the second year it di
minished SlS,00O,O00, making a total of
1872 ,0J0,O in the personal estate of the
State, and corresponding increase in the
burdens OF taxation to be borne by the
farmers. Under his own administration
the expense of the State per capita has
been diminished as compared with Hoad
ly's administration, all the way from
S42 to SiS per name.
Coy. Foraker continued
Gen. Powell tells us that Grover Cleve-
land has more conscience and courage
than any of his predecessors since Jack
son. That means more than Lincoln,
Grant, Garfield, Hayes and Arthur.
do not know very much about his con
| ba ha1 If
but have never seen any special mani
festation of the possession of il by him.
Especially have never seen anything yet
to indicate that he possessed that quality
in any unusual degree.
But | do know something about his
COURAGE. We know he had the kind of
courage that may be said to be his own
courage, and know he had enough of that
kind of courage to hire a substitute
and stay, at home when the coun-
try needed his services. We know
he had enough of that kind of cOur-
age TO hire a substitute to 90 in his place
We know he had enough OF that kind of
courage to veto an ordinance of the com
mon council of the city Of Buffalo appro-
priating $500 to pay the expenses of
Decoration Day, We know he had enough
of that kind Of courage, when he was gov.
ernor of New York, to veto bill apprC-
priating $4,000 to mark the spots with
monuments on the historic field of Gettys-
burg where the gallant New York regi-
ments had battled for the fortunes of the
republic. We know he had enough of
that kind OF courage, when governor of
New York, to veto a bill which was in
tended TO prevent the wearing by unau-
thoriZed persOns-by those who were not
honorably discharged soldlers-of the Clio
rious old badge of the Grand Army of the
Republic. We know he had enough of
that kind OF courage, when president of
the United States, to veto almost any kind
of "A pension bill that Congress might send
him for approval, and we know that he
had enough of that kind of courage to
word his very messages so as to fill them
with jbes and insults to the men who
were denied the relief which Congress
said they ought to have, and the greater
the cripple the more insulting the Ian
guage, We know, too, that he had enough
of that kind of courage to unite with
Jefferson DAVIS III writing let
ters OF eulogy and praise of Albert
Sidney Johnston and John Calhoun
the author of secession the one, and the
other distinguished for nothing except a.
soldier who had fought to destroy hi,
country, We know he had enough of that
kind of courage to 20 fishing on Decora
ton Day-to go fishing instead of joining
with the loyal millions of the land in pay
ing that beautiful Just and deserved trib
ute to the memory of men by whose
heroism and valor this Republic has beer
perpetuated that he might rule over il.
LASTLY we know that he hat
courage enough of that kind to under
take, without any authority Il
return to what he called 'confederat,
States the captured rebel battle flags
We know also that he was so lacking il
any kind of courage that he quailed like a
whipped spaniel before the storms of in
dignant protests that swept down upon
him from every loyal State We know
he was so lacking in courage of any kline
as to be the first of all the chief magis
trates of this nation las we pray God h,
may be the LAST to be afraid t
join in annual reunion with thu